Central Assembly
SPIRITUAL FRUIT AND THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST - Goodness - Rev. Carter McDaniel, October 22, 2023
SPIRITUAL FRUIT AND THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST - Goodness - Rev. Carter McDaniel, October 22, 2023
Locations & Times
Central Assembly
1301 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802, USA
Sunday 10:30 AM
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Goodness - The state or quality of being good.
Defining ‘good’ is somewhat challenging.
* Morally excellent, virtuous, righteous
* Not evil, not bad, not wrong
Defining ‘good’ is somewhat challenging.
* Morally excellent, virtuous, righteous
* Not evil, not bad, not wrong
Goodness can describe both an attribute and action.
Psalm 119:68
You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
Psalm 119:68
You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
God is good.
Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
God does good.
Psalm 65:5
You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Genesis 1:31
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.
Psalm 65:5
You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Genesis 1:31
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.
What about us? Can we become good on our own?
Titus 3:4-5
Can we become good on our own?But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.
Titus 3:4-5
Can we become good on our own?But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.
Galatians 5:25
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
The Spirit conveys God’s goodness to us!
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
The Spirit conveys God’s goodness to us!
So, we can become good – our character.
Ephesians 4:22-24
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
And, we can do good – our calling.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Titus 2:13-14
13 …we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
13 …we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.